Dragster is Open

By the looks of the cam, the ride is now open.

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Ohio State, here I come!

Yep... I concur. Looks like a full platform to me.

Dont know how open it is, if the train has been sitting in the ready position for 20 minutes now. Not one launch with people yet.....Still waiting.

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It looked as if one train launched, then it broke down, only people in the station are left in line.

The line is over half full now.

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TTD: 1, WT: 9, MF: 4, Mantis: 3, Raptor: 6, Mean Streak: 5, Magnum: 5

Guessing from what I see on the web-cams, I'd have to say that Dragster is most likely "fixed" ..But a few bugs still need worked out. I wouldn't officially consider it 'open' just yet.

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The B E S T SEVENTEEN s-e-c-o-n-d-s of SHEER >>InSaNitY<< I've E V E R experienced!

hi all been watching cleveland.com's live video cam for the past 15 min and they are launching trains every minute to a minute and 15 seconds!

I went to cleveland.com and didnt see a cam, link plz?

How many trains are they running? Draken, the link:

http://www.cleveland.com/cedarpointcam/

The ride is infact open. I saw the cam and the status page has been updated. Here's the new status page:

Dear Valued Guest,

Cedar Point’s newest roller coaster, Top Thrill Dragster, is scheduled to be in operation today.

As I can attest from personal experience, Top Thrill Dragster is a ride experience like no other. I know you are looking forward to riding the world’s highest and fastest roller coaster.

With any new ride, especially a ride of this complexity, there is a break-in period. It is possible our guests will experience some intermittent down time on the ride as we work through these start-up problems.

If we know Top Thrill Dragster will be closed for an extended period, we will post this information on our website.

Please feel free to call our Information Line at 419-627-2350 for more updates.

Thank you for your interest in Top Thrill Dragster and Cedar Point. I hope to see you on the midway this summer.

I just got done watching the live Cleveland.com cam for about 10 minutes and i never saw a train launch on TTD. Are you guys 100% sure its running now or are you just assuming based on what you THINK you see?

Damn, you beat me to it, CoasterDevils30. Hopefully it will stay open through next weekend. That's when I go!

I was just there yesterday and saw the testing. It was pretty amazing, and then everyone expected it to be open, but didn't. Well, I guess I'll ride it when I go again next month.

I cant get the status link to work, it brings up an error, anyone else having this problem??

tyson crosby21, about your first post, it is very difficult to see an actual train going around the circuit. It kind of looks like the track is moving or something, but it is very hard to notice the trains. It IS operatiing though.

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*** This post was edited by PLayerPunk89 6/14/2003 7:19:31 PM ***

I just watched the cleveland.com web cam for about 5 minutes and saw 4 trains go over... It is pretty easy to see trains moving down the drop. Perhaps the increased contrast because it is getting dark helps.

Can't tell if anybody is in them though.
*** This post was edited by North75 6/14/2003 7:39:13 PM ***
*** This post was edited by North75 6/14/2003 7:39:34 PM ***

TTD is open according to the status page on CP's website

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Top Thrill Dragster: 0
Millenium Force: 10
Magnum: 52

Does anyone know how many trains are running?

I can see the trains, but where are the countdown lights?

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TTD should be changed to TTL- Top Thrill Lawn Ornament! As of 6/14/03- Nevermind!

They have 5 trains on. It's been up and down alot today also :(

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